European space events for 2002

Envisat, artist's impression

4 January 2002

ESA PR 1-2002. During 2002 ESA will be involved in a series of international events worth the attention and the attendance of the media. These are the major ones that can already be pencilled in your diary.

t.b.c. - Netdays Europe. Youth-oriented events via the Web in co-operation with the European Union.

Artist's impression of the SMART-1 mission

December

t.b.c. - Ariane 5 Vinci engine test firing.

t.b.c. - Launch of SMART-1 on Ariane 5 from Kourou, French Guiana

Dates of certain events, especially those of launches, depend on various factors such as readiness of the spacecraft and/or launcher, and thus remain to be confirmed (t.b.c.) for some time. All Ariane launch dates, for instance, are provisional; definite dates will be confirmed by Arianespace.